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Question | Answer |
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Supine position | Positioning the patient in the dental chair with the knees and nose level. |
Front delivery system | Designed to allow equipment to be used over the patient's chest and in front of the operator and the assistant. |
Dental chair | Before seating a patient the dental chair should be raised to knee high 15-18 inches high. And is the center of all clinical and treatment activity. |
10% Sodium Hypochlorite | May be used to flush water lines. |
Aleviates the prevalence of biofilm | Purging the handpiece lines for 30 seconds between patients and using self-contained water bottles. |
EPA | Establish standards for safe drinking water quality. |
Assistant chair/stool | Height should be such that the dental assistant's eye level is 4-6 inches above the operator. And should be able to twist and turn, allowing easy acess to shelfs, counters,drawers and the patient's side. |
Dental light | Should be positioned 3-5ft. over patients mouth. |
Class IV movements | Any motion involving the arms and shoulders. |
Dental Assistant | Should be positioned with feet resting on the base or foot ring, and as close to the patient as possible. |
Transfer Zone | Done in front of the patient but below the chin and at the chest. |
Retrieving Instruments | Done with the little finger by the dental assistant. |
Instruments | Placed in order of use from left to right. |
Mouth Mirror | Used for indirect vision, light reflection, and to retract. |
Basic Set Up | Includes mouth mirror, explorer, cotton pliers,cotton rolls, cotton tip applicators, gauze sponges, lip lubricant, patient mapkin and napkin clip, tissue, safety glasses, saliva ejector, and air-water syringe tip. |
When treating Maxillary teeth | Dental light should be lowered down and back, and the beam focused upward. |